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Friday, December 29, 2017

I am always excited when I see women who are truly empowered--women who seek to build people up, rather than tear down half the human population. Women can excel on their own efforts and enthusiasm, as shown by https://www.girlsknocklife.com/

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Friday, August 4, 2017

Thank You for Arguing is now in its 3rd edition with updated examples to go with the bestselling text. Get the effect of reading Aristotle and Cicero without struggling with translations of the ancient texts. Heinrichs presents a "Cliff Notes" or "Schaum's Outline" version of the classic rhetoricians!
This enjoyably educational guide to the art of winsome persuasion is one I highly recommend to homeschoolers, teachers, politicians, marriage counselors--pretty much anyone who interacts with other human beings. Read it. Enjoy it. Savor it. Use it!

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

As a person with an
engineering degree from Purdue, I am well-versed in the use of math. Of course, anything that can be used can also
be misused. In Weapons of Math DestructionCathy O'Neil exposes the pain and
suffering caused, sometimes unintentionally, by the mathematical models that pervade
our society.

Any time a person interacts
with a system--financial, educational, medical, etc.---a model is determining
or limiting possible outcomes. From your
loan interest rate to college acceptance to landing that job interview, know
that nobody is looking at you as a unique individual. Instead, they are letting a computer fit you
into an algorithm and either accept you for further processing or deny you
access before you even speak to a human being.

This frightening and
enlightening book must be read even by the math-averse. You don't have to be an engineer to be
affected by math--or even destroyed by it.